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Electrical power was applied to the first F-35B Lightning II for the first time 25 October, initiating a series of ground tests that will lead to the inaugural flight of the short takeoff/vertical landing, or STOVL, aircraft in 2008. The F-35B’s power-on is an incremental process of testing the aircraft’s circuits, electronic components, and wiring. The aircraft incorporates parts and systems from all nine F-35 participant countries—the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Denmark, and Norway.
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